Sunday, January 28, 2007

Entry 15: A Roof Installed

Hello reader,

We've made two visits to the site this week and surprisingly a great deal of changes have taken place. Last time we wrote, the first floor had been framed. Since then, the second floor has been framed, the roof was put up on Thursday, and the cement wall for the basement was waterproofed and the ground surrounding it was filled in.

One comment that we've felt from physically standing on the site is the shear size of the house. It feels like the house stands high up from its surroundings. The 2nd story seems like it sits well above the Freeman Center (and we can't wait until the upstairs deck is completed so we can enjoy the view).

Here are some photos from the week. Be sure to click on them for an enlarged viewing. Also, there has been a live webcam set-up on the site that is updated every 20 seconds ( see "Smart Home Links" on the right hand panel).

Waterproofing the basement wall.

Crane putting up the roof trusses.

View from corner of Faber and Powe.

No comments: